No. 56 · Song lyric · ci lyric to the tune Ta Suo Xing, in two stanzas第 56 首 · 宋词 · 词·踏莎行（双调）

tà踏suō莎xíng行·xiǎo小jìng径hóng红xī稀

yàn晏shū殊Yan Shu · Song宋

To the Tune of Ta Suo Xing: Few Red Flowers Left on the Path

xiǎo小jìng径hóng红xī稀

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méng蒙méng蒙luàn乱pū扑xíng行rén人miàn面

cuì翠yè叶cáng藏yīng莺

zhū朱lián帘gé隔yàn燕

lú炉xiāng香jìng静zhú逐yóu游sī丝zhuàn转

yì一cháng场chóu愁mèng梦jiǔ酒xǐng醒shí时

xié斜yáng阳què却zhào照shēn深shēn深yuàn院

Underlined words have notes: tap one. The Pinyin button below shows or hides all pinyin. 一 and 不 are marked with the tone you actually say.字下有虚线的，点开有注释。下方的“拼音”按钮可以显示或隐藏全部拼音。“一”“不”标的是实际读出来的变调。

Line by line逐句翻译

小径红稀Along the little path, only a few red flowers remain.小路边的红花已经稀稀落落，
芳郊绿遍The fragrant countryside is green everywhere.郊外到处是一片新绿。
高台树色阴阴见By the high terrace, thick trees show their deep green shade.高台边，茂密的树木显出浓浓的绿荫。
春风不解禁杨花The spring wind does not know how to hold back the willow fluff,春风不懂得管住柳絮，
蒙蒙乱扑行人面so it drifts thick and hazy, flying at travelers' faces.任它迷迷蒙蒙，乱扑在行人脸上。
翠叶藏莺Orioles hide among the green leaves.黄莺藏在碧绿的树叶里，
朱帘隔燕The red curtain keeps the swallows out.红帘子把燕子隔在外面。
炉香静逐游丝转Incense smoke quietly follows the floating threads, round and round.香炉里的烟静静地追着飘飞的游丝打转。
一场愁梦酒醒时Waking from a sad dream, sober from wine,一场愁梦醒来，酒也醒了，
斜阳却照深深院I see the slanting sun shining into the deep courtyard.只见斜阳正照着这深深的院子。

Words字词注释

红稀hóng xī: hóng xī: the red has thinned out. Red stands for flowers.红稀：红花变少了。红，代指花。
芳郊fāng jiāo: fāng jiāo: the fragrant countryside outside town.芳郊：开满花草的郊外。
绿遍lǜ biàn: lǜ biàn: green everywhere.绿遍：到处都绿了。
阴阴见yīn yīn xiàn: yīn yīn: thick, dark green leaves. xiàn: to show, to appear.阴阴：树木茂密、颜色暗绿的样子。见：同“现”，显露出来。
不解bù jiě: bù jiě: does not know how to.不解：不懂得。
杨花yáng huā: yáng huā: willow catkins, the white fluff on willow seeds that blows everywhere in late spring.杨花：柳絮，柳树种子上白色的绒毛，春末到处乱飞。
蒙蒙méng méng: méng méng: thick and hazy, drifting everywhere.蒙蒙：纷纷扬扬、迷迷蒙蒙的样子。
乱扑luàn pū: luàn pū: flying wildly at.乱扑：乱糟糟地扑打。
翠叶藏莺cuì yè cáng yīng: cuì yè cáng yīng: orioles hidden among green leaves.翠叶藏莺：黄莺躲在碧绿的树叶里。
朱帘隔燕zhū lián gé yàn: zhū lián: a red curtain. The red curtain keeps the swallows outside.朱帘：红色的帘子。朱帘隔燕，红帘把燕子隔在了外面。
炉香lú xiāng: lú xiāng: the smoke rising from incense burning in a burner.炉香：香炉里点着的香冒出的烟。
游丝yóu sī: yóu sī: floating threads, like spider silk drifting in spring air.游丝：春天飘在空中的蜘蛛丝等细丝。
愁梦chóu mèng: chóu mèng: a sad, troubled dream.愁梦：带着愁绪的梦。
斜阳xié yáng: xié yáng: the low evening sun.斜阳：傍晚快要落山的太阳。
深深院shēn shēn yuàn: shēn shēn yuàn: a deep, quiet courtyard.深深院：很深很静的院子。

How to read it读音

见xiàn: Here this character means to appear, the same as xiàn, and is read xiàn, not jiàn.“见”同“现”，是“显现”的意思，读 xiàn。
禁jìn: Jìn here means to stop or hold back, read jìn, not jīn.“禁”是“禁止、管住”，读 jìn。
转zhuàn: Zhuàn here means to turn round and round, read zhuàn, not zhuǎn.“转”是“旋转、绕圈”，读 zhuàn。
场cháng: Cháng here counts one whole happening, from start to end. It is read cháng. Some people say chǎng.“一场梦”的“场”是表示一件事从头到尾经过的量词，读 cháng。也有人读 chǎng。
斜xié: Xié yáng, the slanting sun, is read xié today.“斜阳”现在读 xié。

Background创作背景

This lyric is about late spring, when spring is nearly over. The poet moves from the scene in the countryside to the scene in the courtyard, and then to his own feelings. When it was written is not known.

这首词写暮春时节，就是春天快要结束的时候。词人从野外的景色写到院子里的景色，再写自己的心情。写作的具体时间不清楚。

The poet作者

Yan Shu (991–1055), also called Tongshu, came from Linchuan in today's Fuzhou, Jiangxi. As a boy he was called a child genius, and later he became chief minister, living a long, comfortable life. His lyrics mostly show a light sadness inside an easy life, in clear, graceful words, such as the line "Nothing can be done as the flowers fall". His youngest son, Yan Jidao, was also a lyric poet.

晏殊（991—1055），字同叔，抚州临川（今江西抚州）人。他小时候就被称为“神童”，后来做到宰相，一生富贵平顺。他的词多写闲适生活里淡淡的忧愁，语言清丽，比如“无可奈何花落去”。他的小儿子晏几道也是词人。

The mood意境

The first stanza is outdoors. Flowers are fewer, the grass is green, the shade is thick, and willow fluff flies wildly in the wind. "The spring wind does not know how to hold back the willow fluff" is playful, as if the wind were a careless child letting the fluff fly at people's faces. The second stanza comes into the courtyard. Orioles hide in the leaves, swallows are kept out by the curtain, incense smoke drifts slowly. All is still. At the end, someone wakes from a sad dream and sees only the low sun lighting the deep courtyard. The lyric never says what the sorrow is. It just lets us see spring leaving and days passing, and a quiet loneliness stays with us.

上片写户外：花少了，草绿了，树荫浓了，柳絮被春风吹得乱飞。“春风不解禁杨花”说得很有趣，好像春风是个不懂事的孩子，任柳絮乱扑人脸。下片走进院子：黄莺藏在叶子里，燕子被帘子挡在外面，香炉的烟慢慢飘着。到处都很安静。最后，人从一场愁梦里醒来，只看到斜阳照着深深的院子。词里没直接说愁什么，只让我们看到春天在走、日子在过，淡淡的寂寞就留在心里。